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Phrase(s): spit something out
1. Lit. to cast something from the mouth. • The food was so terrible that I spit it out. • I spit out the sweet potatoes. 2. Fig. to manage to say something. • Come on! Say it! Spit it out! • Spit it out! Get it said! 3. Fig. to say something scornfully. • He spit out his words in utter derision. • She spit out the most unpleasant string of curse words I have ever heard from anyone.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs